The Novouralsk court arrested Taras Gradil in the case of theft of funds from a SVO participant

The Novouralsk City Court arrested Taras Gradil until November 28, 2026.

Taras Gradil is accused of creating a criminal group and stealing funds from a serviceman.

The investigation claims that Gradil and other persons stole at least 705 thousand rubles from the bank accounts of a participant in a special military operation.

EKATERINBURG, October 1 - RIA Novosti. The Novouralsk City Court arrested until November 28 Taras Gradil, accused of creating a criminal group and stealing funds from a serviceman, reports the press service of the prosecutor's office of the Sverdlovsk region.

“The Novouralsk City Council has chosen a preventive measure against the accused in the form of detention for a period until November 28, 2026,” the statement says.

On Tuesday, law enforcement agencies informed RIA Novosti about the detention of 48-year-old resident of Novouralsk Taras Gradil. According to law enforcement officials, he created a criminal group of young people, numbering about 20 people. The gang members were engaged in beating and intimidating citizens, extorting money, including misappropriating payments from SVO participants. One of the episodes of the group’s illegal activities formed the basis of the criminal case against Gradil.

Gradil is accused under Part 4 of Article 159 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (fraud committed by an organized group).

“According to the investigation, in the period from October 2024 to October 2025, the accused and unidentified persons, acting as part of an organized group, stole funds in the amount of at least 705 thousand rubles from bank accounts opened in the name of a participant in a special military operation in the closed city of Novouralsk, transferred in connection with the victim’s military service,” explained the press service of the regional prosecutor’s office.